Girls' name · since 1961
Chauntay
Chauntay has 61 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chauntay is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 61 have been recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chauntay has been recorded 61 times among girls since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1990.
- #32,620 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 61 born since 1961
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chauntay ranks #32,620 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1961, peaking in the 1980s.
- #32,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chauntay's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chauntay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chauntay's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chauntay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1990
- Peak year (1987)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Chauntay by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (34 births, 56% of the file).
1980s was Chauntay's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Chauntay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 34 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Chauntay's decade-level peak was the 1980s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chauntay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1961–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chauntay draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.